AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1992.326
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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African; Central African; Congolese; Ekonda
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Creator Role:
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Maker
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Made by Ekonda people (Konda)
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Title:
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Bondjo (Side-Blow Trumpet)
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1915
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Creation Start Date:
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1913
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Creation End Date:
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1917
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ivory, polychrome wood
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Classification Term:
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Aerophone/side-blown trumpet
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Dimensions:
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L. 55 in. (139.5 cm); Max. Diam. 8 1/4 in. (20.8 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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1992.326
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, Rogers Fund, Roger L. Stevens Family Fund Gift, Gift of Herbert J. Harris and Brian and Ann Todes, by exchange, Kay T. Krechmer Bequest, in memory of her husband, Harold H. Krechmer, and funds from various donors, 1992
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Rights:
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Context:
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This type of side-blown trumpet, produced for various nkumu (leaders), was originally used in battle. Today it is employed to add prestige to such ceremonies as the investiture or marriage of a nkumu, the birth of twins, or the propitiation of hunting and planting spirits. The faceted elephant tusk with a raised diamond-shaped mouthpiece on the concave side is typical of many Congolese trumpets. A flanged wood extension, painted with black-and-white stripes and checks, is similar in shape to the headpieces worn by Ekonda leaders. This form, characteristic of royal motifs at the turn of the century, also appears on special drums and rhythm-keeping stamping sticks. |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.mi1992.326.R.tif
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